The New Rich
1938 film
- 15 June 1938 (1938-06-15)
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The New Rich (French: Les Nouveaux Riches) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Raimu, Michel Simon and Betty Stockfeld.[1] [2] [3] It is based on a 1917 stage farce of the same title by Charles Albert Abadie and Raymond de Cesse. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacques Colombier and Eugène Lourié.
Synopsis
Legendre and Martinet are former workers who have become successful business leaders after winning the lottery. Martinet manages to gain control of their former factory in revenge against their employer, while Legendre is targeted by a chancer who wants him to fund a film starring his girlfriend the attractive Betty. When Legendre discovers that Martinet has mismanaged the factory, he launches a takeover bid and replaces him with his son Georges.
Cast
- Raimu as Legendre
- Michel Simon as Martinet
- Betty Stockfeld as Betty
- Fernand Fabre as Fronsac
- René Bergeron as Chevalier
- Raymond Segard as Georges Martinet
- Gaston Dubosc as Saturnin
- Jean Joffre as Ancelier
- Poussard as Simon
- Marcel Maupi as Jules
- Katia Lova as Evelyne Ancelier
- Germaine Charley as Mme Legendre
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- The New Rich at IMDb
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Films directed by André Berthomieu
- Not So Stupid (1928)
- The Ladies in the Green Hats (1929)
- The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (1929)
- Rapacity (1930)
- My Friend Victor (1931
- Make a Living (1931)
- My Heart and Its Millions (1931)
- Coquecigrole (1931)
- Barranco, Ltd (1932)
- The Crime of Bouif (1933)
- Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman (1933)
- Broken Wings (1933)
- The Ideal Woman (1934)
- L'Aristo (1934)
- N'Aimer que toi (1934)
- Jim the Crook (1935)
- The Secret of Polichinelle (1936)
- The Flame (1936)
- The Lover of Madame Vidal (1936)
- Death on the Run (1936)
- Chaste Susanne (1937)
- The Girl in the Taxi (1937)
- The Gateway Streak (1937)
- The New Rich (1938)
- The Train for Venice (1938)
- The Woman of Monte Carlo (1938)
- Unknown of Monte Carlo (1939)
- Deputy Eusèbe (1939)
- Dédé la Musique (1940)
- The Snow on the Footsteps (1942)
- Promise to a Stranger (1942)
- The Crossroads (1942)
- The Secret of Madame Clapain (1943)
- The Angel of the Night (1944)
- My First Love (1945)
- My First Love (1945)
- Gringalet (1946)
- Not So Stupid (1946)
- Loves, Delights and Organs (1947)
- Four Knaves (1947)
- White as Snow (1948)
- The Shadow (1948)
- The Firemen's Ball (1948)
- The Heart on the Sleeve (1948)
- The Nude Woman (1949)
- The Chocolate Girl (1950)
- King Pandora (1950)
- Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman (1950)
- Pigalle-Saint-Germain-de-Prés (1950)
- The King of Camelots (1951)
- Chacun son tour (1951)
- Never Two Without Three (1951)
- Au cabaret, un soir (1951)
- Hello... I love you (1952)
- The Last Robin Hood (1952)
- Three Men and a Piano (1953)
- Wonderful Mentality (1953)
- The Eye Behind the Scenes (1953)
- His Father's Portrait (1953)
- Death on the Run (1954)
- Scènes de ménage (1954)
- Caf' Conc' (1954)
- Four Days in Paris (1955)
- The Duratons (1955)
- La Joyeuse Prison (1956)
- Love in Jamaica (1957)
- Five Million in Cash (1957)
- A Legitimate Defense (1958)
- Sacred Youth (1958)
- Le Rondon (1960)
- Premeditated (1960)
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